†Perleidus altolepis Deecke 1889 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Perleidiformes - Perleididae

Alternative combination: Semionotus altolepis

Invalid subtaxa: Heterolepidotus serratus Bellotti 1857 [replaced name], Lepidotus serratus Bellotti 1857 [replaced name]

Belongs to Perleidus according to A. López-Arbarello et al. 2014

See also Bürgin 1995, Cartanyà 1999, de Alessandri 1910, Lombardo 2001, McCune 1986 and Woodward 1895

Sister taxon: Perleidus sinensis

Type specimens:

  • Perleidus altolepis: Université de Strasbourg
  • Lepidotus serratus: Its type locality is Perledo (MCSM collection), which is in a Longobardian marine limestone in the Perledo-Varenna Formation of Italy.

Ecology: planktonic grazer-detritivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of Italy (5 collections), Spain (4), Switzerland (2)

Total: 11 collections including 12 occurrences

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